Tagged with "Education"
SPONSORED: J. Reuben Clark International Academy Opens New Homeschooling Program
The J. Reuben Clark International Academy is an LDS based online K12 school that opens its virtual doors this fall. The J. Reuben Clark International Academy is excited to announce the opening of their new school, an extension of the LIFE School program that is growing rapidly as more and more...
Refugee's journey inspires former LDS Church Service missionary to finish college
MR says: A really cool story about how two women inspired one another. Here's another woman's story, with tips on how moms can make it work: "A Degree of Sanity." Saran Nahas, a refugee from Sierra Leone, had recently...
Boyd K. and Donna S. Packer Center announced
MR says: The pictures with the article are adorable. For more information about their relationship, visit "What LDS General Authorities Say About Their Wives." He was a dashing young bomber...
LDS woman wins 'Top Teacher' in the nation
For this LDS teacher of nine years, winning a trip to Tahiti, a new car, and $25,000 for her school all pales in comparison to knowing that she's touched the life of one child. Photo from Suzette's program, Camp Journey. The day was unlike any other in the life of hard-working Suzette...
Mormon Yale students give Book of Mormon presentation
MR says: Cool opportunity. One might think such an intellectual space would make it hard to share, but as one students says, "People are very open-minded here." Studying religion at an Ivy League school isn’t always easy for an active Latter-day Saint. For both Erik Yingling and Bryan Bozung, their...
Elder Perry speaks to BYU graduates: 'Seek and find a balance'
MR says: It seems like only yesterday . . . For Jesse Cobell and his family, seeing his name printed on the Brigham Young University commencement exercises program is a great sight. It represents years of studying and his undergraduate degree coming to a close. "I took my last final yesterday," Cobell...
Laotian immigrant, convert and Iraq veteran shares story
For Utah National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Sisaliao Vongphakdy, 35, of Eagle Mountain, Utah, the journey to a college degree has been a long one stretching from Laos to California, from Utah to Iraq, and from 1999 to 2013. Vongphakdy, who goes by Leo, will be at the Marriott Center this week to...
Split emerges among Mormon scholars
MR says: Most LDS scholars used to approach Mormon Studies from mainly the "apologetic" stance (meaning, defense of the religion). Now the study is so vast that others are taking into account religious comparison, Church history, etc. As the field of Mormon studies has expanded and moved into the academic...
Elder L. Whitney Clayton Counsels Graduates to Correct Course Early
MR says: Something to always be mindful of. Great quote: “If a choice will tend to lead you from the strait and narrow path, even by a degree or two, then be very, very careful. Watch where you are going.” During the LDS Business College commencement, Elder L. Whitney Clayton of the Presidency of the...
Some high-schoolers graduating early to go on Mormon missions
MR says: The Church hasn't discouraged or encouraged graduating early, saying, ""The decision of when to serve a mission is left up to the individual." Throughout high school, Brennan Rasmussen couldn’t wait until he was old enough to go on a Mormon mission. So, last year, when the church lowered the...
Closure of LDS Church school 'an opportunity'
MR says: This school will be replaced by the new MTC in Mexico City. Many residents were saddened to hear about the closure, but the educational foundation that manages the funds believes they can still make a difference for students. When leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
Elder Nelson advises future missionaries to apply for college
MR says: Sound advice for those who wish to serve a mission and attend college. Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve advised prospective missionaries to apply for college before entering the mission field. “Young men and women: Your education is ever important to us, to you and to God....
Welcome to a New Mormon Studies Blog: Unusual Excitement, a Claremont Production
MR says: For those who enjoy academic research of Mormon history and culture, a new blog to look for. Whether for good or ill, blogging has become a public facet of the academy in general, and Mormon studies in particular. We at JI are proud to be the first blog exclusively devoted to the scholarly study of...
Six Months Later: The Impact of the Missionary Age Change
On October 6, 2012, President Monson issued an historic invitation to the youth of the Church. He lowered the minimum age for full-time missionary service to 19 for women and to 18 for men who have completed high school. And young people—including an unprecedented number of women—are RSVPing by the thousands.
Harvard Divinity School hires Mormon Studies prof David F. Holland
MR says: And in case you wondering: yes, he's Elder Holland's son. Okay, now that Harvard Divinity School made official the news that has been circulating for weeks, we at JI (and JI’s satellite branch in Cambridge) can pop the Martinelli’s. David Holland, currently an associate professor at UNLV, will...
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